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Emily Magusiak

Therapist

Emily Magusiak

LCSW

Pennsylvania · 10+ years of experience

Compassionate, practical support for everyday challenges

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Step 1

  • Anxiety and mood support
  • Help for caregivers
  • Intellectual disability experience

About Emily

Emily Magusiak is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing anxiety, stress, depression, grief, parenting strain, and challenges related to ADHD and mood disorders. She supports people coping with relationship stress, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, and the emotional impact of infertility or pregnancy loss. Emily works with adults and with children who have intellectual and developmental disorders.

She emphasizes a collaborative approach that centers the client’s own strengths and experience. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. Emily listens for what matters most and helps set clear, realistic goals for change.

Her practice draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma, mood regulation, and caregiving stress. She offers focused work on attachment, communication problems, and coping skills for sudden life changes or disasters. Emily also brings experience in adoption and foster care concerns and in supporting caregivers who are feeling burned out.

Clients often leave with tools to manage strong emotions, improve sleep, and handle impulsivity or anger more effectively. She provides help for people dealing with body image, guilt and shame, and the fallout of infidelity or separation. Emily aims to make therapy a practical part of everyday life.

Emily holds a LCSW, which means Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and has worked in the field for about ten years. She practices in Pennsylvania and offers sessions in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

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Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

10+ years

Credentials

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

Step 3

Approaches that guide online work

Emily uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on trauma processing and mood regulation. One approach she uses helps people process distressing memories and reduce the emotional charge those memories carry, which can help with trauma, grief, and intense reactions. Another approach focuses on building coping skills and emotion regulation to manage anxiety, impulsivity, anger, and mood symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and tailor methods accordingly. That conversation guides whether the focus is on processing past events, building skills, or a mix of both.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available formats before booking. Many people find therapy online makes it easier to fit appointments around work, school, and caregiving. Online sessions can reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and make it simpler to connect from different locations. A therapist and client can decide together which approach and scheduling pattern fit best for the person's life and goals.

Step 4

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Emily address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, parenting strain, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, and related concerns.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is collaborative and practical. She centers the client’s strengths and focuses on clear, doable steps between sessions.

What experience does she bring?

Emily has about ten years of professional experience and has worked with adults and children, including those with intellectual and developmental disorders.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds a LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and practices in Pennsylvania.

Which languages and international work are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with therapy?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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